Binghamton Rumble Ponies in 2017

[Edgy MD]

The Ponies opened their season and debuted their new brand yesterday by ... raining out.

Their nominal opening day starter was to be Belfast-born comer P.J. Conlon, owner of the top ERA in affiliated ball in 2016. Like the 51s above them, they are responding to the dearth of outfield talent in the system (and outfield health, as Kevin Kaczmarski joins Juan Lagares and Brandon Nimmo on the DL; and outfield willingness, Kyle Johnson has apparently walked away from the game) by carrying only three outfielders.

Instead they've arranged a roster with a jaw-dropping nine relievers, including Scarlyn Reyes, who was stalling at Columbia as a starter and so tries to reinvent himself, and Cory Burns, who last pitched in the bigs in 2013 and spent last season in indy ball.

A lot of vets stalling out at this level. Tyler Pill will be beginning his fifth season in the Valley of Opportunity. L.J. Mazzilli needs to shake off the upstate dust also. Conlon and FSL batting champ Tomás Nido at catcher are the Ponies to watch this year.

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Position Group	Starting Pitcher	Starting Pitcher	Starting Pitcher	Starting Pitcher	Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664869/t505/180x270/664869.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664645/t505/180x270/664645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621261/t505/180x270/621261.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/543652/t505/180x270/543652.jpg[/fimg]
Name	P.J. Conlon #29	Casey Delgado #21	Mickey Jannis #4	Corey Oswalt #25	Tyler Pill #20
DoB	11/11/93	6/15/90	12/16/87	9/3/93	5/29/90
B/T	L/L	R/R	R/R	R/R	L/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher
Other Positions	rp	rp	rp	rp	rp
Status Notes
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/593604/t505/180x270/593604.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/451132/t505/180x270/451132.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595231/t505/180x270/595231.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606716/t505/180x270/606716.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623402/t505/180x270/623402.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Alberto Baldonado #24	Cory Burns #30	Ben Griset #28	Luis Angel Mateo #17	Tim Peterson #23
DoB	2/1/93	10/9/87	3/12/92	3/22/90	2/22/91
B/T	L/L	R/R	L/L	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
Other Positions			sp
Status Notes		On MLB Roster
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000] Catcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/660064/t505/180x270/660064.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606141/t505/180x270/606141.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642059/t505/180x270/642059.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664219/t505/180x270/664219.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621512/t505/180x270/621512.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Kyle Regnault #22	Scarlyn Reyes #45	Kelly Secrest #13	Corey Taylor #47	Tomás Nido #47
DoB	12/15/88	12/10/89	9/13/91	1/8/93	4/12/94
B/T	L/L	R/R	L/L	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000]Catcher
Other Positions	sp	sp	sp
Status Notes					On MLB Roster
Position Group	=#008000] Catcher	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623279/t505/180x270/623279.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/641645/t505/180x270/641645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/608687/t505/180x270/608687.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/643473/t505/180x270/643473.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Colton Plaia #26	Luis Guillorme #3	L.J. Mazzilli #11	Jio Mier #1	Matt Oberste #5
DoB	9/25/90	9/27/94	9/6/90	8/26/90	8/9/91
B/T	R/R	L/R	R/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#008000]Catcher	=#8000FF]Shorstop	=#8000FF]Second Base	=#8000FF]Shorstop	=#8000FF]First Basre
Other Positions		2b	3b	2b, 3b	3b
Status Notes
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606322/t505/180x270/606322.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621420/t505/180x270/621420.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/571492/t505/180x270/571492.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642117/t505/180x270/642117.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/607741/t505/180x270/607741.jpg[/fimg]
Name	J.C. Rodriguez #12	David Thompson #8	Patrick Biondi #6	Champ Stuart #2	Kevin Taylor #9
DoB	9/3/92	8/28/93	1/9/91	10/11/92	7/13/91
B/T	S/R	R/R	L/R	R/R	L/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Second Base	=#8000FF]Third Base	=#0000FF]Center Field	=#8000FF]Center Field	=#8000FF]Left Field
Other Positions	ss, 3b, lf		rf, lf		1b, 3b, 2b
Status Notes

Inactive

Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/643446/t505/180x270/643446.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664842/generic/180x270/664842.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Jeff McNiel #??	Kevin Kaczmarski #??
DoB	4/8/92	12/31/91
B/T	L/R	L/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Second Base	=#0000FF]Right Field
Other Positions	3b, ss, cf	lf, cf
Status Notes	On 7-Day DL	Inactive

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies Coaching Staff

Position Group	=#BF0000] Manager	=#BF0000]Pitching Coach	=#BF0000]Hitting Coach
	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/luis-rojas.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/glenn-abbott.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/val-pascucci.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Luis Rojas #19	Glenn Abbott #55	Val Pascucci #44
DoB	9/1/81	2/15/61	11/17/78
B/T	R/R	R/R	R/R

[metirish]

Mike Jannis looks very happy . Ben Griset looks like ......Giancarlo Stanton or Duda, or a mix of both

[Edgy MD]

Jannis oughta be happy. Getting invited back after walking 76 and striking out only 82 in 140.2 innings, when you're already something like the oldest guy on the team—I'd be thrilled.

[soupcan]

Rumble Ponies.

What a stupid name.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mazzilli was in the lineup in right field, I thought I saw.

[Edgy MD]

That's going to be the story with a lot of these teams: Infielders in the outfield. When you're using the outfield slots to carry extra pitchers, your reserve outfielder becomes the veteran secondbaseman who is being passed by younger players.

[Edgy MD]

A 10-run inning today keyed a 12-4 victory, the eight in the last 10 for the team, pulling them within one game of first place in the Eastern League Northern Division. A lot of hitters are heating up at the same time, as the game featured two homers from Dale Burdick (his first two since being called up from St. Loo), as well as shots by Jio Mier and Kevin Kaczmarski.

First baseman Cody Decker is leading the team as a three-true outcome marvel, hitting only .231, but with a .380 OBP and .538 slugging percentage. Kaczmarski and Kevin Taylor's offense is a welcome relief, because the Mets are grinding to find productive outfielders at many full-season levels.

The staff is led by P.J. Conlon (3-1, 3.31) and Corey Oswalt (3-2, 2.54). Alberto Baldonado has four saves and maintains his spotless ERA through 13.2 innings. It's not likely, but neither is it out of the question to suggest that we might see Baldo soon.

Transactions, 5/2

Transaction	Promoted To Las Vegas
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/593151/generic/180x270/593151.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Logan Taylor #47
DoB	12/13/91
B/T	R/R

Transactions, 5/4

Transaction	Activated
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595231/t505/180x270/595231.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Ben Griset #28
DoB	3/12/92
B/T	L/L

Transactions, 5/7

Transaction	Promoted To Las Vegas
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623402/t505/180x270/623402.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Tim Peterson #23
DoB	2/22/91
B/T	R/R

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664869/t505/180x270/664869.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664645/t505/180x270/664645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/518764/generic/180x270/518764.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621261/t505/180x270/621261.jpg[/fimg]
Name	P.J. Conlon #29	Casey Delgado #21	Donovan Hand #51	Mickey Jannis #4	Corey Oswalt #25
DoB	11/11/93	6/15/90	4/20/86	12/16/87	9/3/93
B/T	L/L	R/R	R/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher
Other Positions	rp	rp	rp	rp	rp
Status Notes
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/593604/t505/180x270/593604.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595231/t505/180x270/595231.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606716/t505/180x270/606716.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623402/t505/180x270/623402.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/660064/t505/180x270/660064.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Alberto Baldonado #24	Ben Griset #28	Luis (Angel) Mateo #17	Tim Peterson #23	Kyle Regnault #22
DoB	2/1/93	3/12/92	3/22/90	2/22/91	12/15/88
B/T	L/L	L/L	R/R	R/R	L/L
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
Other Positions		sp			sp
Status Notes
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000] Catcher	=#008000] Catcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606141/t505/180x270/606141.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642059/t505/180x270/642059.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664219/t505/180x270/664219.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621512/t505/180x270/621512.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623279/t505/180x270/623279.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Scarlyn Reyes #45	Kelly Secrest #13	Corey Taylor #47	Tomás Nido #47	Colton Plaia #26
DoB	12/10/89	9/13/91	1/8/93	4/12/94	9/25/90
B/T	R/R	L/L	R/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000]Catcher	=#008000]Catcher
Other Positions	sp	sp
Status Notes				On MLB Roster
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/656269/t507/180x270/656269.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/572804/t505/180x270/572804.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/641645/t505/180x270/641645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/643473/t505/180x270/643473.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Dale Burdick #13	Cody Decker #12	Luis Guillorme #3	Jio Mier #1	Matt Oberste #5
DoB	10/12/95	1/17/87	9/27/94	8/26/90	8/9/91
B/T	R/R	R/R	L/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Second Base	=#8000FF]First Base	=#8000FF]Shorstop	=#8000FF]Shorstop	=#8000FF]First Basre
Other Positions	ss, 3b, 1b	lf, c, rf	2b	2b, 3b	3b
Status Notes
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621420/t505/180x270/621420.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/571492/t505/180x270/571492.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664842/generic/180x270/664842.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642117/t505/180x270/642117.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/607741/t505/180x270/607741.jpg[/fimg]
Name	David Thompson #8	Patrick Biondi #6	Kevin Kaczmarski #14	Champ Stuart #2	Kevin Taylor #9
DoB	8/28/93	1/9/91	12/31/91	10/11/92	7/13/91
B/T	R/R	L/R	L/R	R/R	L/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Third Base	=#0000FF]Center Field	=#0000FF]Right Field	=#8000FF]Center Field	=#8000FF]Left Field
Other Positions		rf, lf	lf, cf		1b, 3b, 2b
Status Notes

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies Coaching Staff

Position Group	=#BF0000] Manager	=#BF0000]Pitching Coach	=#BF0000]Hitting Coach
	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/luis-rojas.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/glenn-abbott.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/val-pascucci.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Luis Rojas #19	Glenn Abbott #55	Val Pascucci #44
DoB	9/1/81	2/15/61	11/17/78
B/T	R/R	R/R	R/R

[bmfc1]

Baseball Prospectus has this to say today about Luis Guillorme (you might remember him as the Bat Catcher):

Luis Guillorme, SS, New York Mets (Double-A Binghamton) When watching Guillorme play, it does not take long at all to see that he is a special defensive player. He possesses strong, fast hands (Exhibit A) with a plus arm, quick release, and excellent range. His defense alone should allow him to make a big-league roster. The difference between a bench and regular role will be his offensive development, and Guillorme is enjoying a breakout season at the plate thus far. Through his first 101 plate appearances, he is slashing .326/.400/.382. He has never hit for power, and at 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds, don’t expect that to suddenly change. Nor will he impact the game on the basepaths. However, he has displayed a potential average hit tool in Double-A with decent plate discipline. Yes, an unsustainable BABIP of .397 suggests some regression going forward. Nonetheless, due to his strong hands, impressive hand-eye coordination, and good bat control, he consistently makes contact to all parts of the field. Amed Rosario is certainly a much more exciting prospect. He has a more athletic frame, runs well, and is noticeably better at the driving the ball. While Rosario will likely become the Mets' starting shortstop in the near future, Guillorme's stock is on the rise and should reach the majors at some point in 2018. —Erich Rothmann

[Edgy MD]

On a two-game winning streak, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies are now ensconced in second place in the Eastern League Eastern Division, within a game and a half of the Trenton Thunder. They have an esteemed guest this week in rehabbing shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera. Rehabbing big-leaguers usually start their return to game action in St. Lucie, where the team's complex is and where they do their rehab work, and the move up to Las Vegas to see the top competition before returning to he Mets. Bingo generally gets bypassed. Combined with the team's historical reluctance to allow top pitching prospects to start their season in Bingo's northern weather, the team can be a treated as an neglected child in the Mets system, so second place is nice, dumb nickname or not.

Pitching has been the name of the game for the Ponies, being the one place in the system that the injury bug hasn't bitten the starting rotation. That is, until knuckleballer Mickey Jannis went down this week, just as he was finally putting together the start-to-start consistency that has been eluding him in his Met career. P.J. Conlon has rebounded from two bad starts to give up only one run over 15 innings in his last two outings. The real unexpected star so far has been Corey Oswalt, logging a 2.18 ERA through his first seven starts.

Outfielder Kevin Taylor has notched his production up (.301 / .409 / .434 // .842) just enough to be noticed. He's always been a good on-base guy, but now his hitting is looking more well-rounded. In a system hungry for outfielders, that's a bonus.

L.J. Mazzilli is the other offensive leader, but he's been bouncing between AA and AAA and certainly hopes to stick in Vegas by mid-season. Defensive specialist Luis Guillorme has surprised with a .296 batting average and .353 OBP. He's still punchless, but that's encouraging. Also just starting to hit consistently is Tomás Nido. Need more walks, Tomás.

Recent in-season signees Cory Burns and Gustavo Nuñez have had bumpy starts. Perhaps they need to do some catching up.

Bingo plays at Richmond this evening, with Conlon on the bump, and they are just getting underway. Druby is at shortstop and batting second.

Transactions, 5/11

Transaction	Demoted From Las Vegas	Demoted From Las Vegas	Promoted To Las Vegas	Demoted To St. Lucie	Signed To Minor League Contract And Assigned To Binghamton
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/451132/t505/180x270/451132.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623402/t505/180x270/623402.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/593604/t505/180x270/593604.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/656269/t507/180x270/656269.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/516631.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Cory Burns #30	Tim Peterson #23	Alberto Baldonado #24	Dale Burdick #13	Gustavo Nuñez #10
DoB	10/9/87	2/22/91	2/1/93	10/12/95	2/8/88
B/T	R/R	R/R	L/L	R/R	S/R

Transactions, 5/17

Transaction	Demoted From Las Vegas	Demoted To Brooklyn
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/608687/t505/180x270/608687.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/516631.jpg[/fimg]
Name	L.J. Mazzilli #18	Gustavo Nuñez
DoB	9/6/90	2/8/88
B/T	R/R	S/R

Transactions, 5/22

Transaction	Demoted From Las Vegas And Transferred From Bullpen	Placed On 7-Day DL
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/518444.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Blake Beaven #27	Mickey Jannis #4
DoB	1/17/89	12/16/87
B/T	R/R	R/R

Transactions, 5/23

Transaction	Assigned From New York For Rehab
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/cabrera-asdrubal-2017-13.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Asdrubal Cabrera
DoB	11/13/85
B/T	S/R

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/518444.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664869/t505/180x270/664869.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664645/t505/180x270/664645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/518764/generic/180x270/518764.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621261/t505/180x270/621261.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Blake Beaven #27	P.J. Conlon #29	Casey Delgado #21	Donovan Hand #51	Corey Oswalt #25
DoB	1/17/89	11/11/93	6/15/90	4/20/86	9/3/93
B/T	R/R	L/L	R/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher
Other Positions	rp	rp	rp	rp	rp
Status Notes
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/451132/t505/180x270/451132.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595231/t505/180x270/595231.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606716/t505/180x270/606716.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623402/t505/180x270/623402.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/660064/t505/180x270/660064.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Cory Burns #30	Ben Griset #28	Luis (Angel) Mateo #17	Tim Peterson #23	Kyle Regnault #22
DoB	10/9/87	3/12/92	3/22/90	2/22/91	12/15/88
B/T	R/R	L/L	R/R	R/R	L/L
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
Other Positions		sp			sp
Status Notes
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000] Catcher	=#008000] Catcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606141/t505/180x270/606141.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642059/t505/180x270/642059.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664219/t505/180x270/664219.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621512/t505/180x270/621512.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623279/t505/180x270/623279.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Scarlyn Reyes #45	Kelly Secrest #13	Corey Taylor #47	Tomás Nido #47	Colton Plaia #26
DoB	12/10/89	9/13/91	1/8/93	4/12/94	9/25/90
B/T	R/R	L/L	R/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000]Catcher	=#008000]Catcher
Other Positions	sp	sp
Status Notes				On MLB Roster
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/cabrera-asdrubal-2017-13.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/572804/t505/180x270/572804.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/641645/t505/180x270/641645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/608687/t505/180x270/608687.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Asdrubal Cabrera #18	Cody Decker #12	Luis Guillorme #3	L.J. Mazzilli #18	Jio Mier #1
DoB	11/13/85	1/17/87	9/27/94	9/6/90	8/26/90
B/T	S/R	R/R	L/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Shortstop	=#8000FF]First Base	=#8000FF]Shorstop	=#8000FF]Second Base	=#8000FF]Shorstop
Other Positions		lf, c, rf	2b	3b	2b, 3b
Status Notes	=#FF0000]On Rehab
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/643473/t505/180x270/643473.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621420/t505/180x270/621420.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/571492/t505/180x270/571492.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664842/generic/180x270/664842.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642117/t505/180x270/642117.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Matt Oberste #5	David Thompson #8	Patrick Biondi #6	Kevin Kaczmarski #14	Champ Stuart #2
DoB	8/9/91	8/28/93	1/9/91	12/31/91	10/11/92
B/T	R/R	R/R	L/R	L/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]First Base	=#8000FF]Third Base	=#0000FF]Center Field	=#0000FF]Right Field	=#8000FF]Center Field
Other Positions	3b		rf, lf	lf, cf
Status Notes
Position Group			=#0000FF] Outfielder
			[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/607741/t505/180x270/607741.jpg[/fimg]
Name			Kevin Taylor #9
DoB			7/13/91
B/T			L/R
Primary Position			=#8000FF]Left Field
Other Positions			1b, 3b, 2b
Status Notes

Inactive

Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Mickey Jannis #4
DoB	12/16/87
B/T	R/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher
Other Positions	rp
Status Notes	On 7-Day DL

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies Coaching Staff

Position Group	=#BF0000] Manager	=#BF0000]Pitching Coach	=#BF0000]Hitting Coach
	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/luis-rojas.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/glenn-abbott.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/val-pascucci.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Luis Rojas #19	Glenn Abbott #55	Val Pascucci #44
DoB	9/1/81	2/15/61	11/17/78
B/T	R/R	R/R	R/R

[MFS62]

Conlon threw a 3 hit shutout (7 inning variety) lowering his ERA to 3.02.

Later

[Edgy MD]

That was the front end of a yewj double-header sweep. A seven-inning, complete-game, 3-hit, 1-0 shutout by Nimmo in the first, and a rain-shortened, six-inning, complete game, 2-hit, 5-0 (or 4-0, if you disallow the run in the top of the inning in which the bottom of the inning wasn't played) shoutout by Donovan hand in Game Two.

[MFS62]

That was the front end of a yewj double-header sweep. A seven-inning, complete-game, 3-hit, 1-0 shutout by Nimmo in the first, and a rain-shortened, six-inning, complete game, 2-hit, 5-0 (or 4-0, if you disallow the run in the top of the inning in which the bottom of the inning wasn't played) shoutout by Donovan hand in Game Two.

Nimmo pitches?
The way Granderson has been playing, I guess we all have Nimmo on our minds.

Later

[Edgy MD]

I guess so. My mind thought Conlon and my fingers typed Nimmo.

[Edgy MD]

ANOTHER 1-0 shoutout tonight, this one of the nine-inning variety. Blake Bevan went 7 1/3, giving up just two hits and a walk, and Corey Taylor took the last 1 2/3, yielding just one more hit.

Not a sustainable model, but an exciting one.

[Guest themetfairy]

Where can I check the probable pitchers for the upcoming series against Trenton? D-Dad and I are trying to decide which game(s) to attend.

[Edgy MD]

Tuesday: Donovan Hand @ Domingo Acevedo
Wednesday: Corey Oswalt @ TBD
Thursday: Mickey Jannis vs. Yefry Ramirez

[Guest themetfairy]

Thanks!

[Edgy MD]

The rash of injuries that has struck the New York Mets in recent days has been felt all down the line, as teams find their better players getting promoted, and in some cases find forced to take the field shorthanded. Binghamton went to battle against Reading last night with only 23 players in uniform, but managed a 4-3 win thanks in large part to a ninth-inning walkoff hit by Kevin Kaczmarski. (Phightin' Phils, my butt.)

Former (and hopefully future) top pitching prospect Marcos Molina has joined the Ponies after putting up a 1.26 ERA in his first five starts with St. Lucie following a late beginning to his season. He conspires with P.J. Conlon and Chris Flexen to give Binghamton a prospect-heavy rotation, rounded out by veteran mainstays Casey Delgado and Mickey Jannis. A win today with Molina on the mound would allow the Ponies to catch Redding in the standings and pull into a tie for second place. They currently sit in third, six games behind the Trenton Thunder.

Bingo's general lack of power is going to be distinctly amplified, with the promotion of firstbaseman Cody Decker. Decker had led the team with seven homers in only 113 at-bats. After him, the leading thumber on the team is Tomás Nido, slugging .436 with five homers in 172 at-bats—not quite numbers that scream "CLEANUP HITTER!" Joining the team just as we go to press as one of Nido's backups is Tyler Moore, who hadn't yet appeared in 2017, and I was worried had packed it in after a sap of a season in Columbia last year. Welcome back, Tyler. You're going to make it after all. Yadda-yadda-yadda.

One thing Bingo does have going for it is on-basiness, with outfielder Kevin Taylor leading the circuit at .413, and Kaczmarski currenlty fifth at .395.

One person that has to be unhappy is L.J. Mazzilli. injuries to two Mets infielders have led two of his teammates to get the call to Vegas, but L.J. had been the tweener all season long, and he was perhaps taking it for granted that one of those calls was his to get.

Take nothing for granted, L.J.

Transactions, 5/25

Transaction	Activated From DL And Returned To New York	Placed On 7-Day DL	Promoted From Brooklyn
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/cabrera-asdrubal-2017-13.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/516631.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Asdrubal Cabrera #??	Jio Mier #1	Gustavo Nuñez #10
DoB	11/13/85	8/26/90	2/8/88
B/T	S/R	R/R	S/R

Transactions, 5/26

Transaction	Promoted To Las Vegas
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/660064/t505/180x270/660064.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Kyle Regnault #22
DoB	12/15/88
B/T	L/L

Transactions, 5/27

Transaction	Promoted From St. Lucie For Rehab, Transferred From Bullpen
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/lugo-seth-2017-67.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Seth Lugo #15
DoB	11/17/89
B/T	R/R

Transactions, 5/27

Transaction	Added To 7-Day DL	Activated From 7-Day DL
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664645/t505/180x270/664645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Casey Delgado #21	Mickey Jannis #4
DoB	6/15/90	12/16/87
B/T	R/R	R/R

Transactions, 5/28

Transaction	Activated From 7-Day DL
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Mickey Jannis #4
DoB	12/16/87
B/T	R/R

Transactions, 5/31

Transaction	Promoted From St. Lucie
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623167/t507/180x270/623167.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Chris Flexen #??
DoB	7/1/94
B/T	R/R

Transactions, 6/7

Transaction	Promoted To Las Vegas	Activated From DL
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/518444.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Blake Beaven #27	Jio Mier #1
DoB	1/17/89	8/26/90
B/T	R/R	R/R

Transactions, 6/9

Transaction	Demoted From Las Vegas	Activated From DL
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/518444.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Blake Beaven #27	Jio Mier #1
DoB	1/17/89	8/26/90
B/T	R/R	R/R

Transactions, 6/10

Transaction	Activated From DL And Sent To New York
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]https://metsrostercentral.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/lugo-seth-2017-67.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Seth Lugo #18
DoB	11/17/89
B/T	R/R

Transactions, 6/11

Transaction	Placed On 7-Day DL	Activated From DL	Placed On Temporarily Inactive List
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/518444.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664645/t505/180x270/664645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/518764/generic/180x270/518764.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Blake Beaven #48	Casey Delgado #21	Donovan Hand #51
DoB	1/17/89	6/15/90	4/20/86
B/T	R/R	R/R	R/R

Transactions, 6/12

Transaction	Activated And Promoted To Las Vegas
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/518764/generic/180x270/518764.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Donovan Hand #51
DoB	4/20/86
B/T	R/R

Transactions, 6/13

Transaction	Placed On 7-Day DL Retroactive To 6/10
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621261/t505/180x270/621261.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Corey Oswalt #25
DoB	9/3/93
B/T	R/R

Transactions, 6/16

Transaction	Promoted From St. Lucie	Promoted To Las Vegas	Promoted From Brooklyn	Promoted To Las Vegas	Promoted To Las Vegas
Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000] Catcher	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/622506/t507/180x270/622506.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623402/t505/180x270/623402.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/596048/t3705/180x270/596048.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/572804/t505/180x270/572804.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/545353/t505/180x270/545353.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Marcos Molina #??	Tim Peterson #23	Tyler Moore #??	Cody Decker #12	Jio Mier #1
DoB	3/8/95	2/22/91	8/8/93	1/17/87	8/26/90
B/T	R/R	R/R	R/R	R/R	R/R

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664869/t505/180x270/664869.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664645/t505/180x270/664645.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623167/t507/180x270/623167.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595263/t505/180x270/595263.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/622506/t507/180x270/622506.jpg[/fimg]
Name	P.J. Conlon #29	Casey Delgado #21	Chris Flexen #??	Mickey Jannis #4	Marcos Molina #??
DoB	11/11/93	6/15/90	7/1/94	12/16/87	3/8/95
B/T	L/L	R/R	R/R	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher
Other Positions	rp	rp	rp	rp	rp
Status Notes			On 40-Man Roster		On 40-Man Roster
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/451132/t505/180x270/451132.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/595231/t505/180x270/595231.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606716/t505/180x270/606716.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/606141/t505/180x270/606141.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642059/t505/180x270/642059.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Cory Burns #30	Ben Griset #28	Luis (Angel) Mateo #17	Scarlyn Reyes #45	Kelly Secrest #13
DoB	10/9/87	3/12/92	3/22/90	12/10/89	9/13/91
B/T	R/R	L/L	R/R	R/R	L/L
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher
Other Positions		sp		sp	sp
Status Notes
Position Group	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000] Catcher	=#008000] Catcher	=#008000] Catcher	=#8000FF] Infielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664219/t505/180x270/664219.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/596048/t3705/180x270/596048.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621512/t505/180x270/621512.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/623279/t505/180x270/623279.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/641645/t505/180x270/641645.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Corey Taylor #47	Tyler Moore #??	Tomás Nido #47	Colton Plaia #26	Luis Guillorme #3
DoB	1/8/93	8/8/93	4/12/94	9/25/90	9/27/94
B/T	R/R	R/R	R/R	R/R	L/R
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Relief Pitcher	=#008000]Catcher	=#008000]Catcher	=#008000]Catcher	=#8000FF]Shorstop
Other Positions		1b, 2b, lf			2b
Status Notes			On MLB Roster
Position Group	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#8000FF] Infielder	=#0000FF] Outfielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/608687/t505/180x270/608687.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/516631.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/643473/t505/180x270/643473.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621420/t505/180x270/621420.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/571492/t505/180x270/571492.jpg[/fimg]
Name	L.J. Mazzilli #18	Gustavo Nuñez #10	Matt Oberste #5	David Thompson #8	Patrick Biondi #6
DoB	9/6/90	2/8/88	8/9/91	8/28/93	1/9/91
B/T	R/R	S/R	R/R	R/R	L/R
Primary Position	=#8000FF]Second Base	=#8000FF]Shorstop	=#8000FF]First Base	=#8000FF]Third Base	=#0000FF]Center Field
Other Positions	3b	2b, 3b, lf	3b		rf, lf
Status Notes
Position Group	=#0000FF] Outfielder		=#0000FF] Outfielder		=#0000FF] Outfielder
	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/664842/generic/180x270/664842.jpg[/fimg]		[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/642117/t505/180x270/642117.jpg[/fimg]		[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/607741/t505/180x270/607741.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Kevin Kaczmarski #14		Champ Stuart #2		Kevin Taylor #9
DoB	12/31/91		10/11/92		7/13/91
B/T	L/R		R/R		L/R
Primary Position	=#0000FF]Right Field		=#8000FF]Center Field		=#8000FF]Left Field
Other Positions	lf, cf				1b, 3b, 2b
Status Notes

Inactive

Position Group	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher	=#FF0000]Starting Pitcher
	[fimg=90]http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/images/players/head_shot/518444.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]http://www.milb.com/images/621261/t505/180x270/621261.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Blake Beaven #48	Corey Oswalt #25
DoB	1/17/89	9/3/93
B/T	R/R	R/R
Primary Position	=#FF8000]Starting Pitcher	=#8000FF]Starting Pitcher
Other Positions	rp	rp
Status Notes	On 7-Day DL	On 7-Day DL

YOUR Binghamton Rumble Ponies Coaching Staff

Position Group	=#BF0000] Manager	=#BF0000]Pitching Coach	=#BF0000]Hitting Coach
	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/luis-rojas.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/glenn-abbott.jpg[/fimg]	[fimg=90]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/val-pascucci.jpg[/fimg]
Name	Luis Rojas #19	Glenn Abbott #55	Val Pascucci #44
DoB	9/1/81	2/15/61	11/17/78
B/T	R/R	R/R	R/R

[Guest cooby]

What a cute name. Where did they come up with it?

[Guest themetfairy]

From carousel horses that used to be made in Binghamton.

[Guest cooby]

That is a great idea. I love when a name really reflects the area

[Frayed Knot]

BA, in their write-up for #6 on this week's 'Hot Sheet':
Since [Chris] Flexen was promoted to Double-A, all he’s done is allow one run or less in four of his first six starts while posting a 43-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio.



Read more at http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/prospect-hot-sheet-july-14/#DVfzSOadHgaz7lvh.99

[MFS62]

The three Coreys all pitched in last night's 5-3 victory.

Later

[Edgy MD]

In a system full of teams limping home, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies have been a success in their debut season under a new brand. In fact, you might have called a .600 winning percentage (75-50) a raving success. You might, except for those damn Yankees. The Yankees' Trenton Thunder affiliate sits a comfortable 8.5 games ahead with 15 games to go, none of them head-to-head. You might call it an uttterly lost cause, but the Phillies and Mets know better.

The second-place Ponies indeed have an even tougher row to hoe, thought, despite winning 7 of their last 10. They have no remaining days off and rainouts have saddled them with five games in their next three days. Here to help is guy named Matt Harvey.

The Po's are the opposite of the Mets offensively, not particularly gifted in the power department (dead last BY A LOT) in the Eastern League in homers, but putting up healthy OBPs, led rightfielder Kevin Kaczmarski (.377), leftfielder, Kevin Taylor (.374), and defensive wizard shortstop Luis Guillorme (.373)

It's sobering to look at those homerun numbers:

Homers by Team in the 2017 Eastern League

1. Reading: 141
   
2. Erie: 136
   
3. Akron: 133
   
4. Bowie: 129
   
5. Portland: 115
   
6. Hartford: 108
   
7. Harrisburg: 104
   
8. Trenton: 98
   
9. Altoona: 93
   
10. Richmond: 85
    
11. New Hampshire: 84
    
12. Binghamton: 59

So really, that's their game? Just getting on base? Has their pitching been good?

Yeah, I'm mean, sure. They haven't torn the league apart, but they've been mostly stable. While the injuries have torn the Mets staff apart and sucked talent up from the minors, and the pitching staffs below in St. Lucie and Columbia have absorbed hit after hit too, the Rumble Ponies have endured a quiet stability, giving up only Chris Flexen to the bigs. Yeah, that was a big loss after his dynamo first seven starts, but Marcos Molina has joined the team and given them eight starts to the tune of a 3.77 ERA, and that looks pretty good joining a season-long starting rotation of Corey Oswalt (22 starts, 2.41 ERA), P.J. Conlon (21, 3.54), Mickey Jannis (19, 3.81), and Casey Delgado (18, 4.71).

That's good, you think, but you're not being knocked out. None of these guys really have the prospect tag except for Conlon, and maybe (now, anyhow) Oswalt.

Well, the pen has been RILLY good, led by Tim Peterson (1.23 ERA in 51.1 innings. But the real story takes you back to the magic hands of Guillorme. His superlative defensive performance has actually been typical of the team. Check out these error totals next to their Eastern League counterparts.

Errors by Team in the 2017 Eastern League

1. Binghamton Rumble Ponies: 62
   
2. Bowie Baysox: 87
   
3. Reading Fightin Phils: 95
   
4. Altoona Curve: 96
   
5. Richmond Flying Squirrels: 97
   
6. Portland Sea Dogs: 102
   
7. Trenton Thunder: 105
   
8. Harrisburg Senators: 106
   
9. Erie SeaWolves: 105
   
10. New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 109
    
11. Akron RubberDucks: 108
    
12. Hartford Yard Goats: 118

That's a statistical variance pretty damn comparable to their paltry homerun numbers. That's a statistical variance that gets measured in standard deviations. What I mean to say is ... that's some pretty damn good fielding. They are also second in catching runners stealing and have 29 outfield assists.

It's old time baseball folks. They may not bash the ball out of the park but they get it done with good clean play. And it's all the more intriguing when you think their batting coach is former minor league and NLPB homerun champ Val Pascucci.

Congratulations on a great season winding down to Luis Rojas and his team. And here's hoping while Matt Harvey is down there, he takes the time to get his photo taken with Lee Mazzilli, Jr. and Corey Oswalt.

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[Edgy MD]

Bingo takes the first of tonight's games 2-1 on a walkoff hit by Kaczmarski in the 10th.

Down 3-2 in the second game as Casey Delgado exited after just two shutout innings. So much for bragging on the healthy rotatoin.

[Edgy MD]

L.J. Mazzilli, by the way, is playing mostly outfield these days. He was the first infielder up earlier in the season when Las Vegas needed a callup but he never stuck and has since been passed over a handful of times. He may be maxing out.

[Edgy MD]

A two-run first-inning double by Pete Alonso put the Rumble Ponies ahead to stay, never looking back as they rode seven innings of one-run pitching by starter Corey Oswalt, taking a one game to none lead over the Trenton Thunder in the first round of the Eastern League playoffs, winning 4-1. Oswalt, Tim Peterson, and Tyler Bashlor limited the Thunder to six hits and two walks, striking out 12, including shortstop Thairo Estrada three times. Eat it, Ponch!

Speaking of eating it, Ricky Knapp, who spent most of the year getting battered in Las Vegas, plays the ringer as he goes to the mound for Bingo tonight. Go, Ponies!

[Guest themetfairy]

D-Dad and I will be in Trenton for Game 3.

[Edgy MD]

You get gen-u-ine prospect Marcos Molina taking the ball. Marcos has been hit-and-miss this year but he's gotten better as the season has progressed, which makes sense after missing virtually all of last season following surgery.

[Guest themetfairy]

Nice!